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To: elmatador who wrote (4442)	11/28/2001 9:34:58 AM
From: Stephen L	Respond to of 46821

Many thanks for that information. It an impressive cast of players. What is your sense for how much progress they have made toward their long list of goals and how are they related to the various "formal" standards groups battling in press releases at eetimes.com. The purposes for which the Corporation is organized are: To define, establish and support a common specification for industry standard Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and to facilitate the production of test suites and applicable reference code in multiple technologies which provide a common foundation for the introduction of related products and services by developers across Wireless, Internet Protocol and Public Switched Networks; To provide a forum and environment whereby the Corporation's Members may meet to approve suggested revisions and enhancements that evolve the initial specifications; to make appropriate submissions to established agencies and bodies with the purpose of ratifying these specifications as an international standard; and, to provide a forum whereby users may meet with developers and providers of products and services to identify requirements for interoperability and general usability; To educate the business and consumer communities as of the value, benefits and applications for the Parlay APIs through publicity, publications, trade show demonstrations, seminars and other programs established by the Corporation; To support the creation and implementation of uniform conformance test procedures and processes which seek to assure the compliance of Parlay API implementations with the specifications; To maintain relationships and liaison with educational institutions, government research institutes, other technology consortia, and other organizations that support and contribute to the development of the specification. To foster competition in the development of new products and services based on specifications developed by the Corporation in conformance with all applicable antitrust laws and regulations